Young graduates need help finding their career path more efficiently to avoid wasted time and resources pursuing dead ends. Maria, a recent graduate, was interviewed. Two potential solutions were identified: 1) A "Boss for a Day" program where students temporarily work as and are filmed documenting the experience of a boss to gain insights; 2) A mandatory two-week "Career Bootcamp" course providing hands-on experience in different fields through real-life projects to help students identify their interests. Both ideas were evaluated on factors like practical experience gained, student engagement, and feasibility of implementation.

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Young graduates need a way to find their calling
more efficiently because they are afraid of losing
valuable time and resources on too many a dead end.
PROBLEM STATEMENT
Maria, 23, the graduate recently interviewed for the second
assignment.
INTERVIEWEE
A. Being boss for a day, while making
upstarts conscious of the effort and
though decisions implied by following
your dreams, This would then be
documented by the universities and
included in a vocation or special
course, so they could acquired extra
insights from someone in their
situation.
B. A career bootcamp, A required
course for every bachelor, it will
require one week of absence from the
classrooms and drill them in all mayor
branches of their interested field (ex.
For marketing you get an advertising,
research, pricing, etc. drill.
SELECTED IDEAS

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Imagine that during
your vocational training
some of your class
mates would get to star
in a reality show, were
they would be recorded
before and after a
“boss for a day”
experience. This would
be documented and
the analyzed in class,
so you could learn from
your friends and from
different job
environments.
EXTRA DETAILS
BOSS FOR A DAY
EVALUATION
worked
To improve
?
ideas
Fun
Better sense of
the work envmnt
Interesting
Would firms want
the publicity?
Slots available?
2 much responsibility
Student / boss
pairing could
spark interesting
things

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BOOTCAMP
EVALUATION
worked
To improve
?
ideas
A required curricular course, this two week, full-credit class will put graduates through the
wringer, working in teams developing real life (or near real life) projects in a high pressure, multi-
disciplinary environment. This will help them get a sense of their areas of interest fairly obviously.
EXTRA DETAILS
Fun
Real sense of
work env.
Would attack a real
area of opportunity
(lack of experience)
Practical
# of participants (many)
2 weeks is too little
Avg. or poor students
Will firms and
univs. do this for
students?
Mentors for boot
camp